Improvement in faucets



' huren -Srnrnsf PATENT (")rrlclrf JOSEPH GRUNDY, `or sToNEHAM, MAssAoHUsnrrs.

. IMPROVEMENT IN FAUcEl-s. Specification forming part' of Letters' Pateii't'N o. A][Ziyda'tedpril l2,`1'8-6i. v

i To all whom it-may concern. `the nozzle, and 'c the Mendattached to "the Be it known that Ldo'snrn GRUNmcf water-pipe." -ddisavertical 'screwshaftat-;

Stonehamlfin ther county ot Middlesex and tached to a`handle,f,`which, when turned'to State of Massachusetts, have inventedV certain 'the right or left,vraises or lowers the saidl shaft new and useful Improvements in Faucets, &c., Within the screw-socket got'A the faucet-u'.v h and I do'hereby declare that the following is a washer secured to the vlower endlof the "descriptiomtaken in connection with the ac-l shaft d.' k is an orifice forming the connection companying drawings hereinafter referred-to, between the end chaud thev nozzle l),- Whioh'is vforms a fulll `and'exact specification of the opened orlclosed'foror-ftothe passageA of.

same, wherein Inhave set forth -the n'ature'andf` liquids by the upward' or L downwardNinove.-V principles of my said improvements, by which ment of the said shaft-d, as' described. Onthe f my invention maybe distinguished: from all upper portiono'f the shaft, d, above its screw" others of asimilar-class, together with' such andbetween it and-the cap-plate mjof the parts as I claim anddesire to-have secured faucet, isa washer, 0,- madelofvlea'ther or of y lto me by Letters Patent. otherjsuitablel material, `which vis -desig'uedtoi The present invention relates tothe .mani preventleakage through'tlieshaft-aperturefry ner in which the Washer 'used in faucets for lin thecap-plate.'v "By my improveuientIv i the prevention of theirl leakage' is formed, ,theY construct'this Washer as follows-p-viz: ois a.4`

objectl being to secure a tighter joint and flatportion,.throughfthe aperture roff 'which more 'p'eriminenrt' washer.Y Heretoforew-tlieth-eredgdpasses; `,Aroundthe..aperture'ntiel Washer has simply consisted of a fiat piece 'of-V formed alip or collap, as shown iu the !(rzviv-"j leather orother suitable material applied atthe ings. y This collar p forms a partiallcajsing for proper point in the faucet, the disadvantage the shaft d.'

of which was that vthe pressure of the liquid In the operation of'.'tl1e"fluicet Withniy iml aga-inst the same caused it to be pulled about proved washer, it iserident 'that the pressure on the rod, thus .in time enlarging its aperture; lof the liquid AWithinftliesocket-cham[bery gf'will to such a degree as to cause, the constant' be brought to bear notonly upon theiiat por-1 leakage. of the faucets; butg'by my .fimproye` tion vofthe Washer, A'butal'so against the'exte-l ments I so construct or form the Washer to be rior periphery ofthe collar p, therebycausin'g used in faucets thatthe greater the pressure the same, at all times x'vhcn the faucet is in ofliquid the tighter the washerwillbe, lit beu se,'to tittightly .around v,the shaft d, which" f ing made thereby tomorecloselyz hug` 7 or consequently prevents any .leakage of` the'.

inclose the rod on which it is placed. Iac-V 'liquid th-roughthe aperture of the capm.-

complish 'thisy result by formingv thev'washer The Washer remains stationary andfis'held with aproje'cting lip' orriln around its aperin position by the vcap-.plate m. v

ture, which, whenl the washer isproperly z 1s a chambery-made 'iu the screWlrod-df 4placed' inthe faucet, i-ncases a large portion of which iits around the collar p ofl the Washer 'its shaft, and also exposesa vertical #aswell fo p and serves to keepthe said'ccllarh'uggedj; as flat or horizontal -surfac'e for the' pressure against the rod dlwhile it'is being vscrewed up of the liquidto actagainst, the result and ad'N or down.` Y'

vantage of which are evident.

.Hayiug thus Agenerally specified the object of my invention audits .inode of"operation,-I

will now describe it-'in detail, reference'being had t0 the accompanyingplate of drawinltgs,A of' Which- L Figures l and 2 are central' longitudinal vertical sections of the faucet, one showing .it

opened, and thevother closed; Fig. 3, a hori-v zontal section -t'alr'enl through the washer and screw-rod ofthe faucet. l

u` a in the accompanying drawings repre- ."S ent a faucet madeof `the usualform. bis

shall state my claim as follows In combination with the plate m and'screwrod d, the peculiar shaped Washer' o pand `chamber e in thescrewrrod d, as shown and. set forth. y

Witnesses l l Josnrn Gnvnrr, ALBERT W. BRoWNm Having thus described my iiproyements, I l

, WhatI claim vas my'inveuton,anddcsire'V to4 have secured to me by Letters Patent, is

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